> In a message dated 10/30/2002 2:28:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > Sometimes I get so sick of all the "imperialist" rhetoric and steady > > drip of guilt trips that I sincerely wish everyone would go back to > > buying only goods made in the U.S. even if it costs 100 times as > > much. >
On 30 Oct 2002 at 7:58, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am enjoying this discussion a lot. Kakki, you are echoing many of > the same things I believe on these issues. Referencing your statement > above, it is now VERY difficult to buy products made in the USA! I > read last week where one of the last (major) shirt manufacturers in > the US has had to close its doors. Next time you go clothes shopping - > look at the tags. I'll give you a dollar for every "Made In The USA" > tag if you give me a quarter for every "Made in Sri Lanka/Singapore > etc." tag. > I concede that these are all really tricky issues without easy > answers...it may be that our economy won't truly begin a turnaround > until we have another 'Industrial Revolution' and gear back up to > manufacturing real products again, which will HAVE to be SUPPORTED by > consumers. > Aren't we already in another revolution - the information economy? Isn't intellectual property the leading export of the U.S.? I know there are people who would vehemently disagree with me, but I think "Made In The USA" is a relic for a time that has long past. We Americans greatly benefit from the global economy that is largely our making. We shouldn't have a problem with buying goods that were made somewhere else because by doing so, we are playing our role in this system we've created (by proxy through our government, the companies we support when we buy their stock, etc.). I don't think that nationalism is entirely bad or wrong, however, it seems there are nationalistic things that we cling to that prevent us from seeing ourselves as a part of the rest of the world and taking our place alongside other global citizens. I think our security (and safety) depends on it. Brenda -------------------------------------------- "Radio has no future" - Lord Kelvin, 1897
